Name: Laurens Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were unevenly steady.

Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $251.96/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +44.73 against this barn's trailing median of $207.23.

Average price

$251.96

68 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$101.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	306.37	1,198	27
Medium and Large 2	555	224.75	1,248	23
Medium and Large 3	456	205.12	936	18thin

One grade step is worth $101.26/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

251.96

—

SC average4 barns · 321 hd

248.74

+3.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.23

+44.73

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,442	119.61	1,724	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	120.16	1,463	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	104.22	1,463	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	97.80	893	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	857	$867	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	757	$795	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,513	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.10/cwt	195.00–210.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	258.78/cwt	255.00–262.50	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	214.68/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	226.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	210.00/cwt	200.00–225.00	905	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	264.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	207.32/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	185.02/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	295	326.25/cwt	325.00–327.50	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	232.87/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	222.28/cwt	220.00–232.50	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	289.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	247.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	233.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,460	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	305.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	282.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,346	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	312.40/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	210.23/cwt	200.00–220.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	222.73/cwt	215.00–230.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	324	327.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	324.25/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	112.83/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	97.25/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,149	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	107.10/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,007	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	92.48/cwt	85.00–96.00	830	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	122.50/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,491	29
Bulls	—	—	1,565	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,195	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,231	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	810	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	603	579.67/head	450.00–700.00	580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	1,050.57/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	319.84/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	239.14/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,253	5

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC

Wed Jan 31, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 305Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 89Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 17

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls were 3.00 higher, feeder heifers were unevenly steady.

Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls were steady. Average offering of average

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	230.00	230.00
5	—	431	200.00–225.00	210.00
1	—	665	171.00	171.00
1	—	705	185.00	185.00
1	—	645	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
3	—	363	200.00–220.00	210.23
2	—	330	215.00–230.00	222.73
2	—	513	190.00–200.00	194.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	255.00–275.00	264.67
1	—	205	255.00	255.00
1	—	475	240.00	240.00
3	—	623	200.00–217.50	207.32
3	—	713	182.50–187.50	185.02
6	—	565	225.00–240.00	232.87
2	—	660	185.00–190.00	187.54
5	—	524	230.00–245.00	239.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	325.00–327.50	326.25
4	—	324	320.00–335.00	327.51
3	—	438	315.00–330.00	324.25
1	—	470	320.00	320.00
3	—	362	315.00–330.00	319.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	295.00	295.00
7	—	476	275.00–285.00	282.87
3	—	422	310.00–317.50	312.40
1	—	285	285.00	285.00
1	—	350	280.00	280.00
1	—	225	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	185.00–190.00	187.47
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	210.00–215.00	211.67
7	—	515	205.00–225.00	214.68
1	—	265	250.00	250.00
4	—	481	220.00–230.00	226.82
2	—	613	210.00	210.00
12	—	422	220.00–232.50	222.28
4	—	318	240.00–250.00	247.48
5	—	378	230.00–240.00	233.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	195.00–210.00	204.10
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
4	—	425	205.00–215.00	209.94
2	—	323	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	—	365	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	255.00–262.50	258.78
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	320.00	320.00
1	—	380	325.00	325.00
3	—	477	300.00–310.00	305.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	285.00–295.00	289.92
2	—	308	300.00–315.00	307.44
1	—	350	300.00	300.00
1	—	445	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	601	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,525	110.00–116.00	112.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,181	90.00–105.00	97.25
29	—	1,217	110.00–130.00	122.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	103.00–114.00	107.10
7	—	897	85.00–96.00	92.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	125.00–130.00	127.92
1	—	1,195	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	603	450.00–700.00	579.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	1,325.00	1,325.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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